The world of sport offers a deep--and often-overlooked--source
for the study of deviance and its development and impact on
society. "Deviance and Social Control in Sport "challenges
preconceived understandings regarding the relationship of deviance
and sport and offers a conceptual framework for future work in a
variety of sociological subfields.
Drawing on their cutting-edge research in criminology and
deviance in the discipline of sociology, Atkinson and Young provide
a textured understanding of sport-related deviance through the
application of various approaches to deviance in a sport context.
Using extended case studies, the authors examine the subject of
deviance through examples that are popular (fan violence, hockey
enforcers, effect of the media), understudied (sport-related
violence against animals, athletes as on-field victims of
violence), or emerging (sport security, drugs and weight control,
cybernetic athletes, extreme sports). This engaging presentation
allows readers to fully understand the effects of sport deviance in
society.
"Deviance and Social Control in Sport "explains how forms of
wanted and unwanted rule violation are produced by and mediated
through social contexts in and around sport. As such, it
explores
-how deviance in sport is culturally constructed and
ideologically framed in dynamic and interactive contexts;
-the pathways certain athletes follow in becoming deviant and
how they learn to associate those behaviors with their core
identities; and
-the social responses to deviant sporting behaviors, including
the role of the media in disseminating images and messages about
the behavior in question.
The text begins by presenting the theoretical background
necessary for understanding deviance, followed by a look at
deviance as an individual issue, how it is defined, and how
authorities attempt to control it. The authors make the material
accessible to readers by using case studies drawn from their own
empirical research. The cases show how sociologists interpret and
explain the actions of athletes as well as how deviance is layered
by various levels of audience interpretation. Driven by a single
theory or a range of integrated theoretical approaches, the case
studies encourage readers to engage in differing perspectives about
deviance in sport culture. The theories are further examined in
each chapter through special elements called Theoretical
Intersections, which highlight how the sociology of sport meets the
sociology of deviance. Discussion questions and recommended
readings synthesize the information and stimulate critical thinking
and research to conclude each chapter.
By considering networks of social relationships and how they
produce, define, and police rule violation and rule violators,
"Deviance and Social Control in Sport" offers a nuanced and
integrated explanation of sport deviance that accounts for the
behaviors and practices of both individuals and teams. This
interdisciplinary text challenges readers to explore the dimensions
and analytic merit of a full spectrum of crime and deviancy
theories, thus stimulating a broader discussion of rule breaking in
sport.
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